Inventor: Mr. Tran Phuoc

Description:

A method of replacing a typing word with unmarked vowels with Vietnamese words containing diacritically marked characters when entering Vietnamese text in a Desktop/Notebook PC or the like. After an unmarked word is entered and displayed on a display device, the numbered list of possibly matched Vietnamese words with diacritical marks is then displayed in a pop-up window, typically immediately under/above and to the left/right of the caret or at the lower right-hand corner of the screen. The numeric keys on the keyboard/keypad can be used to choose a Vietnamese word from the list for replacing the typing unmarked word with the one chosen.

It is a primary object of the present invention to provide a method for entering Vietnamese words containing the Vietnamese specific consonants (d and D with stroke) and vowels with diacritical marks in an electronic device having a monitor/display and a keyboard/keypad (or onscreen keyboard/keypad). This object can be achieved by automatically display a numbered list of possibly matched Vietnamese words containing the Vietnamese specific consonants (d and D with stroke) and vowels with diacritical marks based on the typing word entered with the regular English keyboard/keypad (like 101 key US keyboard as shown in FIG. 3).

The numbered list of possibly matched Vietnamese words containing the Vietnamese specific consonants (d and D with stroke) and vowels with diacritical marks is typically displayed in a pop-up window in a non-intrusive manner, such as immediately under/above and to the left/right of the caret or at the lower right-hand corner of screen. The end user may choose a Vietnamese word containing the Vietnamese specific consonants (d and D with stroke) and vowels with diacritical marks from the list by entering the number in front of the word. The typing word entered with the regular English keyboard/keypad is replaced with the Vietnamese word containing the Vietnamese specific consonants (d and D with stroke) and vowels with diacritical marks that the user has chosen.

Source: National Office of Intellectual Property of Vietnam